On January 1, 1999, the European Union achieved what had seemed improbable to many observers only a decade earlier: eleven sovereign nations simultaneously surrendered control of t
How Czechoslovakia Peacefully Dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on January 1, 1993 Date of Dissolution: January 1, 1993 | Also Known As: The Velvet Divor
In the complex tapestry of American democracy, few events are as dramatic and constitutionally significant as when a presidential election fails to produce a clear winner through t
On December 1, 1640, a small group of Portuguese nobles known as the “Forty Conspirators” stormed the royal palace in Lisbon and launched a revolution that would end si
On the morning of November 1, 1755, All Saints’ Day, one of history’s most devastating natural disasters struck the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, forever changing the c
On October 31, 1512, All Hallows’ Eve, one of history’s greatest artistic achievements was revealed to the world when Pope Julius II officially unveiled Michelangelo Bu
On October 1, 1800, in the royal palace of San Ildefonso, Spain, a secret treaty was signed that would dramatically alter the balance of power in North America and set in motion a
On October 1, 331 BC, the fate of two empires was decided on a dusty plain in northern Mesopotamia, where Alexander III of Macedon faced Darius III of Persia in what would become o
On January 1, 1801, as the world celebrated the dawn of the 19th century, Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi made a discovery that would revolutionize our understanding of the sola
On September 1, 1715, at 8:15 in the morning, the Palace of Versailles witnessed the end of an extraordinary chapter in European history when King Louis XIV of France breath
